Postgame Notes: Louisville 79, West Virginia 70 (OT)

From U of L:

FINAL SCORE: Louisville 79, West Virginia 70 OT

RECORDS AND NOTABLES

• Louisville improves to 5-1 on the season. West Virginia falls to 4-2.

• UofL is now 10-4 against West Virginia all-time.

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is now 1-0 in his career against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

• Louisville recorded its largest margin of victory in an overtime game since defeating North Carolina 78-68 on January 31, 2015.

• This marks the biggest overtime win away from home since a double-overtime 82-71 victory over West Virginia on March 8, 2007, during the Big East Tournament.

• UP NEXT: Louisville will advance in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament and is set to face either Oklahoma or Arizona in the championship game on Friday evening. The game is scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.

TEAM NOTES

• UofL used the starting lineup of Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards Jr., J’Vonne Hadley, Noah Waterman and Kasean Pryor. The lineup is now 2-0 on the year.

• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Louisville used a 6-0 run from 14:51 to 12:56 to gain the lead, with three points scored in the paint and the run capped off by a three-pointer. West Virginia used a 15-3 run to create a 10-point lead. Louisville scored the final seven points of the half to cut that to a four-point deficit.

• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Louisville went on a 14-2 run to regain the lead and extend it to seven with 4:22 left to play. During the run, seven points came from the free-throw line, four points were scored in the paint, and three came from beyond the arc. Regulation ended with both teams deadlocked at 62.

• KEY OVERTIME RUN: Louisville used a 12-3 run over the final 2:30 of overtime to secure the 79-70 victory.

• Louisville shot 24 of 57 for 42.1% from the field, 7 of 28 for 25% from behind the arc, and 24 of 33 for 72.7% at the charity stripe.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

CHUCKY HEPBURN

• Senior guard Chucky Hepburn scored a career-high 32 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-5 from behind the arc and 14-of-17 from the free-throw line. Hepburn also added three rebounds, two assists, and six steals in 38 minutes of play.

REYNE SMITH

• The senior guard recorded 15 points, shooting 4-10 (40%) from 3-point territory. Smith also added three rebounds while playing for 37 minutes.

KASEAN PRYOR

• The fifth year forward recorded 13 points, shooting 4-of-11 from the field. He added eight rebounds, two assists and three blocks while playing 35 minutes.